Fastest-growing jobs in Minnesota

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.9% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,610
--- Employment in 2022: 3,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $81,080

#50. Logisticians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.6% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,870
--- Employment in 2022: 1,550
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,500

#49. Detectives and criminal investigators
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.8% (3,230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 18,760
--- Employment in 2022: 15,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $99,630

#48. Industrial engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.8% (1,220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,080
--- Employment in 2022: 5,860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,240

#47. Amusement and recreation attendants
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.4% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,930
--- Employment in 2022: 1,590
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,010

#46. Roofers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.8% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,510
--- Employment in 2022: 1,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,890

#45. Parking attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.8% (1,470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,210
--- Employment in 2022: 6,740
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,470

#44. Cooks, fast food
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.4% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,420
--- Employment in 2022: 1,160
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,880

#43. Chemical equipment operators and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.7% (870 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,710
--- Employment in 2022: 3,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,740

#42. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.8% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,940
--- Employment in 2022: 1,580
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $78,890

#41. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.9% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,770
--- Employment in 2022: 1,440
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,190

#40. Library assistants, clerical
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.5% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,890
--- Employment in 2022: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,320

#39. Print binding and finishing workers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.1% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $100,930

#38. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.8% (1,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,140
--- Employment in 2022: 4,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,360

#37. Property, real estate, and community association managers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.8% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,810
--- Employment in 2022: 1,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,300

#36. Tire repairers and changers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.0% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,400
--- Employment in 2022: 1,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $134,620

#35. Natural sciences managers
G-Stock Studio // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.3% (1,690 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,380
--- Employment in 2022: 6,690
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,500

#34. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.8% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,120
--- Employment in 2022: 890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,540

#33. Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.5% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,390
--- Employment in 2022: 1,890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,250

#32. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.8% (1,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,830
--- Employment in 2022: 3,810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,540

#31. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,900
--- Employment in 2022: 1,490
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,590

#30. Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,640
--- Employment in 2022: 2,070
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $101,630

#29. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.6% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,740
--- Employment in 2022: 2,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,570

#28. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.4% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,410
--- Employment in 2022: 1,090
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $113,080

#27. Commercial pilots
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.6% (990 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,230
--- Employment in 2022: 3,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $65,870

#26. Marriage and family therapists
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.9% (1,990 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,440
--- Employment in 2022: 6,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,950

#25. Dishwashers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.2% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,010
--- Employment in 2022: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $77,700

#24. Security and fire alarm systems installers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.9% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,900
--- Employment in 2022: 1,430
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $108,360

#23. Engineers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.6% (1,620 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,440
--- Employment in 2022: 4,820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,950

#22. Substitute teachers, short-term
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.2% (950 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,730
--- Employment in 2022: 2,780
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $111,570

#21. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
fizkes // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.5% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,480
--- Employment in 2022: 1,100
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,740

#20. Public safety telecommunicators
Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.6% (730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,840
--- Employment in 2022: 2,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,390

#19. Food processing workers, all other
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.9% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,160
--- Employment in 2022: 860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $77,730

#18. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
Chaay_Tee // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.0% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,240
--- Employment in 2022: 1,600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $114,630

#17. Data scientists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +46.2% (2,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,390
--- Employment in 2022: 4,370
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $40,100

#16. Office and administrative support workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +46.6% (760 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,390
--- Employment in 2022: 1,630
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $70,260

#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
fizkes // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +47.8% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Employment in 2022: 1,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $101,160

#14. Clinical and counseling psychologists
Nagy-Bagoly Arpad // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +50.0% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,230
--- Employment in 2022: 820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,720

#12. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +50.0% (660 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,980
--- Employment in 2022: 1,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $69,530

#12. Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +54.5% (2,740 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,770
--- Employment in 2022: 5,030
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,830

#11. Self-enrichment teachers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.6% (770 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,130
--- Employment in 2022: 1,360
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $75,170

#10. Medical equipment repairers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +65.4% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,720
--- Employment in 2022: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $72,660

#9. Dietitians and nutritionists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +72.3% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,120
--- Employment in 2022: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,830

#8. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +73.8% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,390
--- Employment in 2022: 800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,160

#7. Environmental engineers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +90.6% (870 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,830
--- Employment in 2022: 960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#6. Photographers
Socrates471 // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +92.1% (820 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,710
--- Employment in 2022: 890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,820

#5. Audio and video technicians
Richard Thornton // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +110.3% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,430
--- Employment in 2022: 680
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,580

#4. School bus monitors
Chaay_Tee // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +125.0% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,170
--- Employment in 2022: 520
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,350

#3. Office machine operators, except computer
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +128.7% (1,210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,150
--- Employment in 2022: 940
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,580

#2. Postsecondary teachers, all other
Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +129.6% (1,620 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,870
--- Employment in 2022: 1,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $43,040

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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